Odd one out

Four of these figures are the same shape turned around. Which one is the odd one out?

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The answer is B. All five are the arrow shape, so the outline alone will not separate them. Look at the dot instead, and at which side of the shape it sits on. In four of them the dot keeps the same place relative to the shape however far it has been turned. In B it does not: that one has been flipped over rather than turned, so it is a mirror image and turning it will never make it match the others. A quick test is to imagine picking each figure up and spinning it on the page — the odd one would have to be lifted and turned over.

Four of these figures are the same shape turned around. Which one is the odd one out?

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The answer is B. All five are the chevron shape, so the outline alone will not separate them. Look at the dot instead, and at which side of the shape it sits on. In four of them the dot keeps the same place relative to the shape however far it has been turned. In B it does not: that one has been flipped over rather than turned, so it is a mirror image and turning it will never make it match the others. A quick test is to imagine picking each figure up and spinning it on the page — the odd one would have to be lifted and turned over.

Four of these figures are the same shape turned around. Which one is the odd one out?

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The answer is B. All five are the chevron shape, so the outline alone will not separate them. Look at the dot instead, and at which side of the shape it sits on. In four of them the dot keeps the same place relative to the shape however far it has been turned. In B it does not: that one has been flipped over rather than turned, so it is a mirror image and turning it will never make it match the others. A quick test is to imagine picking each figure up and spinning it on the page — the odd one would have to be lifted and turned over.

Four of these figures are the same shape turned around. Which one is the odd one out?

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The answer is D. All five are the hook shape, so the outline alone will not separate them. Look at the dot instead, and at which side of the shape it sits on. In four of them the dot keeps the same place relative to the shape however far it has been turned. In D it does not: that one has been flipped over rather than turned, so it is a mirror image and turning it will never make it match the others. A quick test is to imagine picking each figure up and spinning it on the page — the odd one would have to be lifted and turned over.

Four of these figures are the same shape turned around. Which one is the odd one out?

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The answer is B. All five are the pennant shape, so the outline alone will not separate them. Look at the dot instead, and at which side of the shape it sits on. In four of them the dot keeps the same place relative to the shape however far it has been turned. In B it does not: that one has been flipped over rather than turned, so it is a mirror image and turning it will never make it match the others. A quick test is to imagine picking each figure up and spinning it on the page — the odd one would have to be lifted and turned over.

Four of these figures are the same shape turned around. Which one is the odd one out?

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The answer is A. All five are the flag shape, so the outline alone will not separate them. Look at the dot instead, and at which side of the shape it sits on. In four of them the dot keeps the same place relative to the shape however far it has been turned. In A it does not: that one has been flipped over rather than turned, so it is a mirror image and turning it will never make it match the others. A quick test is to imagine picking each figure up and spinning it on the page — the odd one would have to be lifted and turned over.

Four of these figures are the same shape turned around. Which one is the odd one out?

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The answer is C. All five are the hook shape, so the outline alone will not separate them. Look at the dot instead, and at which side of the shape it sits on. In four of them the dot keeps the same place relative to the shape however far it has been turned. In C it does not: that one has been flipped over rather than turned, so it is a mirror image and turning it will never make it match the others. A quick test is to imagine picking each figure up and spinning it on the page — the odd one would have to be lifted and turned over.

Four of these figures are the same shape turned around. Which one is the odd one out?

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The answer is C. All five are the pennant shape, so the outline alone will not separate them. Look at the dot instead, and at which side of the shape it sits on. In four of them the dot keeps the same place relative to the shape however far it has been turned. In C it does not: that one has been flipped over rather than turned, so it is a mirror image and turning it will never make it match the others. A quick test is to imagine picking each figure up and spinning it on the page — the odd one would have to be lifted and turned over.

Four of these figures are the same shape turned around. Which one is the odd one out?

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The answer is B. All five are the L shape, so the outline alone will not separate them. Look at the dot instead, and at which side of the shape it sits on. In four of them the dot keeps the same place relative to the shape however far it has been turned. In B it does not: that one has been flipped over rather than turned, so it is a mirror image and turning it will never make it match the others. A quick test is to imagine picking each figure up and spinning it on the page — the odd one would have to be lifted and turned over.

Four of these figures are the same shape turned around. Which one is the odd one out?

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The answer is A. All five are the arrow shape, so the outline alone will not separate them. Look at the dot instead, and at which side of the shape it sits on. In four of them the dot keeps the same place relative to the shape however far it has been turned. In A it does not: that one has been flipped over rather than turned, so it is a mirror image and turning it will never make it match the others. A quick test is to imagine picking each figure up and spinning it on the page — the odd one would have to be lifted and turned over.

Four of these figures are the same shape turned around. Which one is the odd one out?

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The answer is E. All five are the L shape, so the outline alone will not separate them. Look at the dot instead, and at which side of the shape it sits on. In four of them the dot keeps the same place relative to the shape however far it has been turned. In E it does not: that one has been flipped over rather than turned, so it is a mirror image and turning it will never make it match the others. A quick test is to imagine picking each figure up and spinning it on the page — the odd one would have to be lifted and turned over.

Four of these figures are the same shape turned around. Which one is the odd one out?

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The answer is C. All five are the hook shape, so the outline alone will not separate them. Look at the dot instead, and at which side of the shape it sits on. In four of them the dot keeps the same place relative to the shape however far it has been turned. In C it does not: that one has been flipped over rather than turned, so it is a mirror image and turning it will never make it match the others. A quick test is to imagine picking each figure up and spinning it on the page — the odd one would have to be lifted and turned over.

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